I hate permanent online features. [Suggestion]
(Flame post, sorry it's probably been done a lot before, but fml I hate this, so this is for everyone who just wants to chill and explore solo)
TLDR; Thought I was offline, came back to play today to 15 other player bases around mine and now, from 3 deposits, to no Emeril beside me. Thanks. I hate it.
After starting again, last save was 2022, I forgot how much I hated the online features of this game. I play with network features off, and I play the game solo, mainly because I'm on PS4 and my wee old babe hates the nexus online, stutter city, but also because it breaks immersion for me. And ngl, I don't want people building things or taking rare resources. I don't play MMO's, tried them. Nope. But, I adore NMS, and have seen so many people online saying, "I've played since the beggining and NEVER met anyone else".... Absolute liars.
I found a portal for the first time playing, and I've been playing a while before my long break, I made a terrible mistake. I named my base with portal in it and uploaded.... Forgetting that upload isn't just to the in game thing, it's uploading to the actual game servers. Ofc, when I come back, 15, I repeat. 15 bases, at least, pop up like some blight, and all of a sudden, no emeril to be found.
Now, while I was playing last, there was an update that was downloading and put everything offline when I discovered the portal and destination it took me to. So maybe the bases where there all along and I was the new comer. Either way I wish there was an option to turn off other players. Just have a genuine solo experience without having to start again, again, and disconect my PS4 from online. Sorry gang. I don't want to share.
To kick it even further, since turning my network off, the bases are still there. So you can't toggle it off. Why this isn't an option after 10 years of dev, I have no clue.
This was absolutely a rant. Probably...